My Name is
Jamila Naomi
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt. However, her aunt was soon unable to care for her. Her father was mentally ill and also unable to care for her. Her aunt contacted social services for aid, wanting to offer Naomi a brighter future, and social services then contacted Rafiki. Naomi arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2008. Her favorite subject is science because she understands that God has created her for a purpose and that her body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Naomi also enjoys science because she hopes to become a surgeon in the future! She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study to overcome evil with good, love even those who do not agree with her, and seek Jesus daily.
DOB: Sep 2, 2004
Gift
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Selah
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Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Charles
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.